Agri-Business
Ulster Bank has confirmed that its 63 remaining branches across the Republic of Ireland will close on Friday, April 21, 2023.
Rural Life
The Banking and Payments Federation is expecting an increase in scams as Ulster Bank and KBC Bank prepare to leave the Irish market.
Around 75,000 Ulster Bank credit card customers will be given six months to close their accounts before their cards stop working next March.
Agri Politics
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA) has called for a guarantee on future banking services across the country.
The ICSA has described a U-turn by AIB on a plan to make 70 branches cashless as a "small but important victory for ordinary people".
A TD has welcomed a decision by AIB to reverse plans to make 70 branches "cashless" but said reputational damage has been done to the bank.
Banking services in rural Ireland are now approaching extinction, the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has claimed.
A TD has branded a move by AIB to make 70 branches across the country 'cashless' as "an act of utter contempt" for rural Ireland.
A considerable amount of work is needed to build trust in banks amongst farmers, according to a new report.
The Rural Independent Group has called on the Minister for Finance and the Central Bank to protect Ulster Bank and KBC customers.
The leader of the Rural Independent Group has called for a Dáil debate on the decision to sell part of the State's bank shareholding.
Permanent TSB (PTSB) has today signed binding legal agreements with NatWest Group plc to acquire €7.6 billion of Ulster Bank assets.
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Calls have been made on the government to address competition in the Irish banking sector following KBC's announcement to exit the market.
There will be a "huge evolution - if not revolution - of banking" as more entities go down the digital route, Commissioner McGuinness says.
N.Ireland
Tyrone farmer's son Rodney Brown explains how work as Danske's deputy head of agriculture is about much more than just farmers' finances.
Danske Bank's agri-business banking team has appointed one of its most experienced agri-business managers as deputy head of agri-business
Access to land is often cited as the limiting factor to farmers plans for expansion and growth, but is credit the real issue?
The Central Bank must act immediately to deliver lower interest rates for farmers and the agri-business sector as a whole
The European Commission (EC) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have today presented a model guarantee instrument which aims to help ease access to finance for farmers and other rural businesses.
Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SCBI) has launched of a €400m low-cost loan fund for SME's.
Twenty eight Ulster Bank business banking staff were the first in Ireland to receive a Certificate in Agricultural Finance.
